Sentences with phrase «use blunt»

Sure, one can use a blunt object approach and say look, the measured T is higher in the city than its burbs, so there is a UHI effect.

Use blunt - tip grooming scissors or clippers to safely trim the fur.

Then use blunt scissors or electric clippers to clear away fur in about an inch border around the wound.

While there are companies whose business may best be avoided, delegating that selection criterion to a fund's screening process is like use a blunt instrument to do brain surgery.

Her letter referred to NCLB's proficiency calculations, which use blunt measures of performance as opposed to taking growth into account.

An apprentice carpenter would not use a blunt saw; why should we and our students hav to use a blunt spelling tool?

Good morning Alex The way I see it, and I will use a blunt analogy to explain my point... I disagree about SUV's, but one might run me over.

Use a sharp knife to split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise; use the blunt edge to scrape out the seeds.

use the blunt end of a skewer or a cut toothpick to poke a hole in the center of each piece.

I always use the blunt end of a honey dripped to tamp the crumb mixture down.

Use the blunt end of a skewer or broken toothpick to poke a hole in the center of each piece.

It held that talking about «political freedom is not a sound argument for attempting to use the blunt instrument of trade sanctions to win democratic rule for China.

In the more than 500 pages of Principles, he preaches for higher - ups to embrace constructive criticism, and to use blunt and honest critiques to grow.

Caleb was my little helper, using a blunt knife to cut the skinned mango pieces into smaller chunks.

I used a blunt knife as suggested and the tops didn't really pop off as they were supposed to.

What is frustrating to those who want reliable measures of these newly important skills is that it is quite difficult to isolate and define, using the blunt instrument that is a student's GPA, what exactly enables her to succeed.

On my first attempt I gave myself finger blisters from using a blunt, sticky craft knife and card that was far too thick, but it all came with practice and perseverance.

Her initial attempt ended in blisters from using a blunt craft knife on card that was far too thick, but she persevered and now she is a highly skilled papercut artist, who specialises in intricate floral and lacy designs in pretty pastel shades.

Not only will you no longer struggle to chop through tough vegetables but will get all your chopping done much quicker than if you were using a blunt alternative.

The captors used blunt force trauma to the head to kill, but other fractures — at the neck, ribs, knees, legs and hands — speak to the brutality of the event.

They would need a way to shield a nuclear ICBM from intense heat as it reenters the atmosphere, but they could probably do that using a blunt nose cone to slow down the missile enough to deal with the heat.

To alter DNA modifications, researchers used blunt tools like histone deacetylases, but targeted epigenetic modification was impossible.

The other minor causes can be not trimming your hair regularly, using blunt scissors to trim, excessive brushing, etc etc..

«The color coding approach oversimplifies the underlying data and uses a blunt instrument as the foundation for identifying schools,» Manwaring wrote.

All of this is meant to say that using blunt comparisons of test results does not prove that charter schools or public schools are any better or worse than each other in terms of academic performance, or any other characteristic.

The organization takes a holistic approach to selection, rather than «using a blunt instrument like cut scores on Praxis or content exams, which can dramatically impact diversity in a negative way,» says Anne Mahle, who currently serves as senior vice president for public partnerships but led recruitment for many years.149 Although the average GPA of corps members is 3.42, TFA maintains a relatively low cutoff requirement of 2.5 and instead places greater emphasis on candidate evaluations designed to measure characteristics that TFA's research has shown its most effective teachers share.

Look Mickey uses blunt, red - yellow - blue primaries to fashion a slyly hilarious riff on Abstract Expressionism.

In the old times this grouping together generally involved using blunt weapons to show to others the wrongness of their ways.

It also encourages me to use actual art techniques when I do digital pencil drawings — shading with lighter greys and whites to remove strokes rather than using a blunt (and, honestly, very digital in its execution) eraser.

Bosworth's post undeniably uses blunt language.

Not exact matches

Companies that aim to gauge employee happiness and engagement through an annual survey — the blunt HR tool used in many corporate environments — may capture how a workforce feels on polling day, but they fail to document the dips and rises that occur throughout the year in response to hirings and firings, swings in the business cycle or even news events and weather.

Next, it's important to open the conversation cordially — using «Dear» or «Hi» will make sure you don't come off too blunt.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has become a blunt tool that unscrupulous people use to demand the removal of material that's unflattering to them — including from our site, Retraction Watch.

Mr. Gorman used that access to deliver a blunt message: In the wealth management business, Morgan Stanley had to go big or go home.

It did absolutely nothing but announce the proposed Canada Jobs Grant, which was a blunt attempt by the Harper Government to create a federal training initiative using Provincial funds.

The always - blunt tech CEO made history when SpaceX relaunched a used rocket in March 2017.

Best of all, she suggests that people of faith do themselves and others a disservice when they use the bible selectively to bolster their arguments for specific political views and lifestyle prescriptions, using it «as a blunt weapon», as she puts it.

Although I was directly blunt with him concerning the perversions of my words and told him his statement was a lie, I refrained from using any profanity so there should be no reason for him to not allow my comment.

Republican politicians have been using Christianity as a blunt weapon for many years.

(We might compare the affectation, in colloquial English, of saying «one» in place of a blunt «I.») Or he might have a particular reason for using some reserve and leaving a possible doubt whether he really meant himself or «so - and - so.»

As the campus advocate of existentialist socialism, I used mostly the blunt end of the ax.

Excessive, sentimental use has blunted the sharp edge of the word «repentance,» which involves more than an admission of wrong.

Plus, it is a blunt instrument used to bludgeon folks who don't share your beliefs.

And so the list goes, with the actual numbers changing somewhat from year to year, yet the fact that more people are killed with blunt objects each year remains constant.For example, in 2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs.While the FBI makes is clear that some of the «murder by rifle» numbers could be adjusted up slightly, when you take into account murders with non-categorized types of guns, it does not change the fact that their annual reports consistently show more lives are taken each year with these blunt objects than are taken with Feinstein's dreaded rifle.Another interesting fact: According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are killed by hands and fists each year than are killed by murderers who use rifles.

Smash fresh garlic using the side of your knife and blunt pressure from your hand.

I've just gotten my first real apartment and I'm tired of using my roommates shoddy, blunt knives.

I made these yesterday I used a one - and - a-half inch round cutter, and put two holes in the middle of each with the blunt end of a small bamboo skewer.

To remove, slip a metal spatula — some people use the tip of a blunt knife — under the cookie and slide it off, then immediately roll onto a cone and set aside to cool.

To get the jagged edges and uneven bites in this scallion and cucumber salad, use a rolling pin or blunt object to «smack» it into pieces.

I used to quite enjoy his ironic AOB pi ** take but bit of a blunt instrument now — he wheels it out on every comment.